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Country House wins the 145th Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, KY (Saturday, May 4, 2019)

Mrs. J.V. Shields Jr., E.J.M. McFad-

den Jr. and LNJ Foxwoods’ Country House

became the first horse to win the Kentucky

Derby when he was elevated above Maxi-

mum Security in the 145th running of the $3

million Kentucky Derby Presented by

Woodford Reserve (GI) before a crowd of

150,729.

Trained by Bill Mott and ridden by

Flavien Prat, Country House was elevated to

the victory in the race that was run in 2:03.93

over a sloppy track.

Sent off at 65-1, Country House’s

$132.40 win mutuel was the second highest

in Derby history behind only Donerail in

1913 ($184.90).

The victory was worth $1,860,000 and

increased the winner’s earnings to

$2,120,175 with a record of 7-2-2-1. Country

House is a Kentucky-bred son of Lookin At

Lucky out of the War Chant mare Quake

Lake.

Maximum Security led the field

through fractions of :22.31, :46.62 and

1:12.50 with Bodexpress and Long Range

Toddy in closest pursuit. Leaving the far

turn, Maximum Security ducked slightly to

the outside pushing War of Will into Long

Range Toddy and forcing a rallying Country

House wider.

While this was going on, Code of

Honor cut the corner turning for home and

briefly stuck his head in front only to have

Maximum Security surge back to take the

lead and then have enough to pull away

again from Country House by 1 ¾ lengths.

Prat claimed foul for interference at the top

of the stretch as did Jon Court on Long

Range Toddy and the claims were allowed

by the stewards.

“The riders of the 18 (Long Range

Toddy) and 20 (Country House) horses in the

Kentucky Derby lodged objections against

the 7 (Maximum Security) horse, the winner,

due to interference turning for home, leaving

the quarter pole,” said Barbara Borden,

Chief Steward for the Kentucky Horse Rac-

ing Commission.

“We (Barbara Borden, State Steward

Brooks “Butch” Becraft and Churchill

Downs-appointed Association Steward Tyler

Picklesimer) had a lengthy review of the

race. We interviewed affected riders. We de-

termined that the 7 horse drifted out and im-

pacted the progress of Number 1 (War of

Will), in turn, interfering with the 18 and 21

(Bodexpress). Those horses were all af-

fected, we thought,by the interference.

“Therefore, we unanimously deter-

mined to disqualify Number 7 and place him

behind the 18 (in 17th position), the 18 being

the lowest-placed horse that he bothered,

which is our typical procedure.”

Country House returned $132.40,

$56.60 and $24.60. Code of Honor returned

$15.20 and $9.80 and finished three-quarters

of a length in front of Tacitus who paid $5.60

to show under Jose Ortiz.

Completing the field in order were

Improbable, Game Winner, Master Fencer

(JPN), War of Will, Plus Que Parfait, Win

Win Win, Cutting Humor, By My Standards,

Vekoma, Bodexpress, Tax, Roadster, Long

Range Toddy, Maximum Security, Spinoff

and Gray Magician.

Country House wins 145th Kentucky Derby after disqualification of Maximum Security

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Boating Safety Checklist

o Life Jackets - One for each passenger

o Horn - Audible for half mile

o Navigation lights working

o Distress flares and day signals

o Tool box

o Spare parts -

light bulbs, filter, head parts, through-hull plugs

o Fuel and oil - Top off tanks, check oil

o Fire extinguisher

o Ventilation for cooking or heat

o Bilges dry

o Weather forecast

o Power on throughout vessel

o Spare batteries for radio, flashlight

o Anchor set up and bent-on to line

o Dock lines (3) in good condition

o Fenders (2) for docking or towing

Memorial Day

Honoring sacrifice in Vietnam: The

wall and its history

What has become a treasured

memorial to the sacrifice of troops in

Vietnam was greeted with outrage

when the design was unveiled in

1982.

The Vietnam Veterans Memo-

rial wall was a monument unlike oth-

ers, one designed for a war unlike

others, and for a country still torn

over its meaning.

The design by then-student

Maya Lin had none of the heroic

notes of other war statues. It evoked

no tales of honor. It told no story of

the pride. It did not stretch tall, in-

spiring awe.

When eight jurors chose the de-

sign on May 6, 1981, the divided

country immediately went to their re-

spective corners, ready for a fight.

People called it a monument to de-

feat. They said it was a degrading

memorial, a guilty 'wailing wall for

draft dodgers.'

One magazine opined that it

treated Vietnam dead like victims of

a 'monstrous traffic accident.'

On the other side, art lovers

hailed the wall as innovative and so-

phisticated.

A compromise appeased veter-

ans and critics when statues of sol-

diers were added. As it turned out, the

bronze statues did add to the memory

of the war, since it depicted the

unique look of soldiers in that war,

according to the New York Times.

When the memorial opened on

November 13, 1982, the debate sim-

ply stopped.

Since then, the memorial has

become the most visited in Washing-

ton, D.C., with more than 3 million

visitors each year, all to honor the

58,000 men and women who gave

their lives in Vietnam.

Facts about the Vietnam Veteran's

Memorial

* The 200-foot V-shaped wall con-

tains 144 panels.

* As of May 2018, there were 58,320

names, most in chronological order

by date of their casualty.

* The official number of deaths in

Vietnam is 58,220. Some names were

erroneously included, but other

names have been added.

* The wall has names of eight

women nurses.

* The names of Missing in Action

soldiers are on the wall, marked by a

plus sign. If any are found alive, the

plus will be turned into a diamond.

* The Vietnam Veterans Memorial

Fund raised $8.4 million entirely

from 275,000 individual people and

organizations. No federal funds were

used.

A Memorial Day tradition ends

The iconic Memorial Day mo-

torcycle parade in Washington, D.C.,

Rolling Thunder "Ride for Freedom,"

will end this year.

Organizers say the event, which

draws thousands of motorcycle rid-

ers, faces high costs of up to

$200,000 a year along with compli-

cated bureaucratic red tape.

For 31 years the parade has

moved from the Pentagon to the Viet-

nam War Memorial wall, a tribute

that started in 1988 with just an idea

for a one-time rally in remembrance

of all Prisoners of War (POW) and

those Missing in Action (MIA).

The original 2,500-participant

demonstration has increased to about

900,000, the world's largest single-

day motorcycle ride and the most at-

tended Memorial Day event in the

nation.

Despite financial help from

Harley motorcycles and other groups,

Rolling Thunder will be putting on

the brakes after this year's ride.

Introducing Pickleball.

For the uninitiated, Pickleball is like

a combination of tennis, ping-pong,

and badminton. Players use ping-

pong type paddles to hit a ball on a

badminton-sized court. The ball has

holes like a Wiffle ball. Scoring is

like ping-pong. Unlike tennis or bad-

minton, one key rule is that the ball

must bounce at least once on each

side before a volley is allowed, ac-

cording to the official Pickleball

website, pickleball.com. A seven-foot

no-volley zone on each side of the

net prevents spiking.

Credit for its invention goes to

Congressman Joel Pritchard and two

other friends, who cobbled together

equipment from several backyard

games to stave off their kids' bore-

dom one summer in 1965. One pop-

ular theory says the game's name

comes from the Pritchard family dog,

Pickles.

According to the website pickle-

ballportal.com, 2.5 million people

play each year, with core players

being those who play eight or more

times a year. The average age of a

core player was 55, according to the

website.

Older players say it's easier on

the joints while still allowing them to

get their heart rate up. The youngest

players have a chance since most of

the volleys are not hard and fast.

The game is a social one as well.

According to NPR, investigators

from Texas A&M University sur-

veyed 153 participants aged 51 to 85

at Pickleball competitions.

"The more deeply engaged in

Pickleball these enthusiasts were,"

the story said, "the more likely they

were to be highly satisfied with their

lives and have a positive experience

with aging."

Move over, tennis--there's a new game capturing the attention of families, kids and seniors.

This month’s Traveling America photo is from The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy, a place of Protestant denomination worship for many members of the United States Corps of Cadets. The chapel is a classic example of gothic revival architecture, with its cross-shaped floor plan, soaring arches, and

ornate stone carvings. It hosts the largest chapel pipe organ in the world, which consists of 23,511 individual pipes. The Cadet Chapel dominates the skyline and sets the architectural mood of the academy. It was designed by architect Bertram Goodhue and completed in 1910, Pinnacle Photo

Arriving on the second Sunday

each May, Mother's Day is a cele-

brated tradition that can trace its of-

ficial roots back to before the Civil

War.

According to the History

Channel, a woman in that time

named Ann Reeves Jarvis, of West

Virginia, created 'Mother's Day

Work Clubs' to help teach women in

the community how to take care of

their children properly. After her

passing in 1905, her daughter Anna

Jarvis pushed to create a national

holiday to honor the sacrifices that

all mothers make for their children.

In 1908, she secured financial con-

tributions that allowed her to cele-

brate the day officially for the first

time.

By 1912, many churches,

towns, and states had adopted the

holiday, and it was signed into

measure by President Woodrow

Wilson in 1914.

Different people all across the

world have developed their own

Mother's Day traditions in one form

or another over the years. Accord-

ing to Care.com, Brazil's holiday in-

cludes performances by children,

church gatherings, and large, multi-

generational barbecues. In Japanese

culture, mothers are revered for

their gentle strength and children

use red or white carnations as gifts

on their holiday to represent that

along with pampering them for the

whole day.

Serbia, meanwhile, has an in-

teresting tradition in which Chil-

dren's Day, Mother's Day, and

Father's Day are all celebrated on

consecutive Sundays in December,

and each of them involves a kind of

game in which the honored one is

tied up. Mom and dad tie the kids

up on children's day and the chil-

dren must agree to behave before

being let go. The kids get their

chance the next week when they tie

up their mother. She must promise

to supply yummy treats and gifts to

the kids. Finally the kids tie up dad,

and he must promise presents.

In North America, Mother's

Day typically involves flowers, the

most popular of which are roses,

tulips, lilies, daffodils, orchids and

azaleas, according to ProFlowers.

One-fourth of the flower and plant

purchases made for holidays occur

at Mother's Day, according to the

Society of American Florists.

Of course, there is always

breakfast in bed -- a traditional sur-

prise for mom.

Mother's Day celebrations go all the way back before the Civil War

With the 2019 NFL Draft now concluded, the in-

coming class of drafted rookies experienced their

first taste of NFL life, as rookie minicamps took

place around the league May 3-5 and again May

10-12.

And while the drafted rookies enter the NFL from

a variety of different backgrounds, one thing they

generally all have in common is an outstanding ex-

perience playing high school football.

A total of 242 high schools contributed to the 254

players selected in the seven rounds of the Draft

on April 25-27.

Two high schools – ALLEN (Texas) and COCOA

(Florida) – had three players selected, while 10

high schools – BOOKER T. WASHINGTON (Ok-

lahoma), BRIGHTON (Utah), EDEN PRAIRIE

(Minnesota), IMG ACADEMY (Florida), MIAMI

KILLIAN (Florida), PARADISE VALLEY (Ari-

zona), SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS (Florida),

WAKE FOREST (North Carolina), WENONAH

(Alabama) and WINTON WOODS (Ohio) – each

had two players selected.

The breakdown of the 12 high schools that had

multiple players drafted by NFL clubs:

HIGH SCHOOL

TOTAL PLAYERS DRAFTED

(NFL TEAM/ROUND DRAFTED)

Allen (Allen, TX) - 3

Kyler Murray (Arizona/1); Greg Little (Car-

olina/2); Bobby Evans (Los Angeles Rams/3)

Cocoa (Cocoa, FL) - 3

Jawaan Taylor (Jacksonville/2); Jamel Dean

(Tampa Bay/3); Chauncey Gardner-Johnson (New

Orleans/4)

Booker T. Washington (Tulsa, OK) - 2

Justice Hill (Baltimore/4); Jordan Brailford (Wash-

ington/7)

Brighton (Salt Lake City, UT) - 2

Cody Barton (Seattle/3); Jackson Barton (Indi-

anapolis/7)

Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie, MN) - 2

Ryan Connelly (New York Giants/5); Blake Cash-

man (New York Jets/5)

IMG Academy (Bradenton, FL) - 2

Hjalte Froholdt (New England/4); Isaac Nauta

(Detroit/7)

Miami Killian (Miami, FL) - 2

Sheldrick Redwine (Cleveland/4); Jaquan Johnson

(Buffalo/6)

Paradise Valley (Phoenix, AZ) - 2

Ryan Finley (Cincinnati/4); Jordan Brown

(Cincinnati/7)

Saint Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, FL) - 2

Nick Bosa (San Francisco/1); Jordan Scarlett (Car-

olina/5)

Wake Forest (Wake Forest, NC) - 2

Dexter Lawrence (New York Giants/1); Bryce

Love (Washington/4)

Wenonah (Birmingham, AL) - 2

Quinnen Williams (New York Jets/1); Quincy

Williams (Jacksonville/3)

Winton Woods (Cincinnati, OH) - 2

Mike Edwards (Tampa Bay/3); David Long (Ten-

nessee/6)

Some interesting notes on high schools in the 2019

NFL Draft:

Thirty-eight states, as well as Washington, D.C.

had at least one player drafted.

For the 13th time in the past 14 seasons, at least

one player who attended high school outside of the

United States was selected in the NFL Draft.

Florida led all states with five first-round selec-

tions. North Carolina and Texas followed with

three players selected in Round 1.

PLAYERS DRAFTED WHO PLAYED THEIR

HIGH SCHOOL BALL IN _________________

Florida 34

Texas 27

California 22

Ohio 13

Georgia 13

North Carolina 10

Mississippi 10

Louisiana 10

Illinois 9

New Jersey 9

Virginia 9

Alabama 6

Missouri 6

Tennessee 6

Arizona 5

Oklahoma 5

Pennsylvania 5

South Carolina 5

Utah 5

Washington 5

Michigan 4

Minnesota 4

Iowa 4

Maryland 4

Connecticut 3

Indiana 3

Colorado 2

Kansas 2

Nebraska 2

New York 2

Kentucky 1

Arkansas 1

Delaware 1

Massachusetts 1

Nevada 1

New Mexico 1

West Virginia 1

Wisconsin 1

District of Columbia 1

International (Australia) 1

Which high schools produced the most players that were taken in this year’s NFL Draft?

Women - Team Rankings

1. Pulaski County 106.5

2. Williamsburg 106.0

3. Somerset 96

4. Rockcastle County 77.5

5. Corbin 59.5

6. North Laurel 51

7. Middlesboro 44.5

8. South Laurel 37

9. Perry Central 29

10. Knox Central 28

11. Southwestern 25

12. Red Bird 14

12. Oneida Baptist 14

14. Somerset Christian 7

15. Pineville 4

16. Lynn Camp 2

17. Bell County 1

Local Point Getters - Women

4x800 Meter Relay - Middlesboro - 2nd

100 Meter Hurdles - Haven Hatfield, Middlesboro - 4th

100 Meter Dash - Kayla James, Middlesboro -7th;

Lenia Miracle, Bell County - 8th

4x200 Meter Relay - Middlesboro - 3rd

1600 Meter Run - Mallory James, Middlesboro - 5th

4x100 Meter Relay - Middlesboro - 6th

800 Meter Run - Grace Rose, Middlesboro - 5th

200 Meter Dash - Kayla James, Middlesboro - 7th

3200 Meter Run - Emery Glover, Middlesboro - 8th

4x400 Meter Relay - Middlesboro - 4th

High Jump - Kiara Brooks, Middlesboro - 4th

Shot Put - Faith Long, Pineville - 5th

Men - Team Rankings

1. Southwestern 100

2. North Laurel 98.5

3. Corbin 89

4. Middlesboro 74

5. Williamsburg 70

6. South Laurel 63

7. Rockcastle County 57

8. Pulaski County 46.5

9. Bell County 28

10. Perry Central 20

11. Pineville 19

12. Somerset 17

13. Red Bird 13

14. Lynn Camp 7

Local Point Getters - Men

4x800 Meter Relay - Middlesboro - 7th

110 Meter Hurdles - Blaine Woody, Middlesboro - 7th;

Nathan Napier, Middlesboro - 8th

100 Meter Dash - Ashlund Dennis, Bell County - 3rd;

Alex Mason, Middlesboro - 5th;

Scotty Overbay, Middlesboro - 6th

4x200 Meter Relay - Middlesboro - 2nd; Bell County 6th

1600 Meter Run - Ozzy Norris, Middlesboro - 7th

4x100 Meter Relay - Middlesboro - 2nd

400 Meter Dash - Steven Poore, Middlesboro - 3rd;

Landon Couch, Pineville - 4th

300 Meter Hurdles - Blaine Woody, Middlesboro - 6th;

Isiah Dick, Middlesboro - 7th

800 Meter Run - Andrew Caldwell, Bell County - 2nd;

Ethan Smith, Pineville - 5th

200 Meter Dash - Alex Mason, Middlesboro - 3rd;

Ashlund Dennis, Bell County - 5th

3200 Meter Run - Ozzy Norris, Middlesboro - 6th;

Brendan Delph, Middlesboro - 8th

4x400 Meter Relay - Middlesboro - 5th

High Jump - Cameron Fuson, Pineville - 2nd;

Steven Poore, Middlesboro - 4th;

Tyler Jackson, Bell County - 8th

Long Jump - Jabari Kyle, Middlesboro - 1st;

Isaac Eldridge, Bell County - 4th;

Steven Poore, Middlesboro - 5th;

Cameron Fuson, Pineville - 6th

Triple Jump - Hunter Bailey, Bell County - 8th

Track and Field: South Laurel Invitational

I’ve noticed that those of us who love the

outdoors are always in the moment and yet

are preparing for an upcoming moment. This

time of year is especially true of this. While

turkey season is in progress, I am thinking

about getting my gear ready for the river and

am also making plans on doing the things

now that will give me an opportunity at a big

buck this fall. It is a constant circle of living,

reacting, and planning. Again, it is living in

the moment, reacting to whatever comes my

way, and preparing for the future. Just like

most of life is. What most of us do each day

is go to work as planned, react to the unex-

pected circumstances that come our way

whether from home or work, and plan for the

days, weeks, and/or years ahead. And much

of the time, these are done simultaneously

without a hitch. We have programmed our

lives to live in the present and for the future.

And it is wise to continue to do this. It is

those who only live in the present, who for-

feit future success. What is worse are those

who never understand that most of what we

experience now, is really in preparation for

that future – but not necessarily the future

here on earth.

For some reason most people think

heaven will be one long float-trip; a place

where its inhabitants will simply float around

on a cloud all day long. How boring would

that be? Or they think those in heaven will

continually live on our knees giving thanks

to God. This is not true as well. (Even

though, I’m sure thankfulness and praise will

be a big part) The truth is, heaven will be

communities. It will be about living, work-

ing, playing and a host of other things that I

can’t even imagine. It will be about family

and fellowship. And while fishing may be in-

volved; there is no doubt the rules will be

catch and release.

Why do I share this information? So

that you and I can understand why we are

here on earth. I think I can sum in up very

quickly. We are here first, so that we might

respond to God’s invitation to go to heaven.

He wants everyone there. Secondly, if we are

already Christians, we are here to use all that

we are and all that we have in order that oth-

ers may have this same opportunity to re-

spond to that same invitation. (Remember,

He wants everyone there) And last of all, lest

we forget, we are here getting prepared for

whatever it is that God will have us doing in

heaven. That’s why God still tests the faith

of the 80-year-old. As long as we are here,

He is working on us. When we are ready for

our position in heaven, He will take us from

here to there, where we will be employed

doing what He has really built us for. And

they’ll be no time for floating.

Gary Miller

gary@outdoortruths.org

Outdoor Truths with Gary Miller

KDFWR: Early spring fishing has been pretty doggone good so far!

(Above left) Mark Ward of Evarts was fishing Highsplint Lake in Harlan County and grabbed the new Kentucky record largemouth bass, a 14-pound, 9.5-ounce brute. (Above right)

Dennis Rhea was fishing Guist Creek Lake May 3 with Brody, his black Labrador retriever and favorite fishing partner, when something struck his silver minnow-shaped crankbait. He

brought the fish to hand after a determined fight: a 6-pound, 13-ounce saugeye, the new Kentucky state record for the species. KDFWR Photos